Hey guys, for my next project I decided to go with a desert theme, since I never did one! Also I wanted to test my new mountain set and see the possible results of it!
My main concern with it is how to fill the blank spots aka the real desert areas, without breaking the style. Can you guys give any advice with how to fill it with something meaningful?

First Wip:
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flw_ftw

04-06-2014, 08:31 PM

Wow, I really like this, especially the faded/grungy color scheme. Do you plan on including symbols for sand dunes or oasis?

Diamond

04-06-2014, 08:45 PM

Oh man, this looks awesome already. I love your style, and this seems like it'll be even better than the last one!

For the deserts, maybe some dunes? You could do them in the same style as the mountains - but flatten them out and keep the color fill lighter. Also, maybe make notations of different kinds of desert terrain; hamada, reg, canyons, wadi, etc.

JefBT

04-07-2014, 07:47 AM

This mountain style is amazing, looks like it's sunset.

Ilanthar

04-07-2014, 08:06 AM

You got a very good start! Hell no, it's more than a start already! ;)
It makes me think of the desert region of the black dwarves in the Old World of the Warhammer setting :)

Carbus

04-08-2014, 07:57 PM

Hey there guys, thanks for the feedback! I added some dunes, to cover some part of the desert and also reworked the icons, I think they look better now.

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JefBT

04-08-2014, 08:36 PM

I like the dunes. I just think that you may place some more, as the mountain area is dense.

Diamond

04-09-2014, 12:02 AM

I think I liked the simpler city icons you had before. These new ones contrast too much with your awesome geographical icons in my opinion. They're big, and they really overwhelm the map.

The dunes look pretty good. I agree with JefBT about making them a little denser, at least to see how it looks.

Carbus

04-11-2014, 08:49 PM

Hey guys new update!
Thanks for the feedback guys, IŽll work with the icons later, first I need to finish all the geography elements.
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Lingon

04-12-2014, 10:46 AM

This looks fantastic! I like the icons actually, I think they match the mountains really well. I love the grungy look and the murky colors too :)

Ilanthar

04-13-2014, 12:07 PM

I second Lingon about the icons and the colors and I'll add that I love your shields's design!

Carbus

04-21-2014, 02:35 PM

Hey guys, so I decided to put a texture to spice things up, I wasnŽt liking the way the colors and dunes were displayed. The texture added a little more depth to the overal colors, giving a more desert feeling to the overall map. Hope you guys like, comments are always welcome! :D

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JefBT

04-21-2014, 02:56 PM

Very nice texture, the contrast with the mountains is pretty awesome now.